Example sentences of "[adv] [subord] [verb] him for " in BNC.
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| 1 | The important thing in this case was to reward him for being good rather than punish him for being naughty — if you scold or hit a young horse for not standing still you will only make matters worse . |
| 2 | ‘ Reward a young horse for being good rather than punish him for being naughty ’ |
| 3 | Rather than punish him for the attempted rebellion , Henry gave Richard the task of quelling the very Aquitainian rebels from whom he had so recently looked for support . |
| 4 | Johnson 's problem was the IAAF 's problem , and the bottom line was that when he was caught cheating in Seoul , the powers-that-be imposed the statutory punishment of two years rather than banning him for life . |
| 5 | As with values , it is probably best to assess your opponent 's objectives rather than to ask him for them . |
| 6 | But she 'd bite her tongue off sooner than ask him for any favours . |